Comments

looby88 said:
hey pidge! Looked like a vulture in the small photo !
pretty bird

David de Groot said: I've been after a decent shot of one of these for a while. There's a pair in Kenilworth that taunt me everytime I go through there.
Quite a large pigeon too, around 13-17 inches.

looby88 said:
Thats a very large pigeon indeed ! You have managed to capture him in all his detail beautifully - as usual !

mouse.. said:
Great capture, never seen one before

James Lagden said:
Nice shot and good background. Can you crop in tighter or have you already done so? Branch to it's right is rather prominent.

David de Groot said: Thanks :) It's a little cropped (maybe 30%). I plan to get closer to one at some stage though.

1Rover1 said:
Nice capture.

David de Groot said: Thanks!

James Lagden said: ...I plan to get closer to one at some stage though.
We all know how those plans work out with birds. i won't expect the shot for a while. :)

Margot- said:
Oh, that's really nice.
Happy New Year and all the best for 2010!

Jen 64 said:
Nice one

cookie_c73 said:
I admire your bird shots so much especially after trying some myself. It doesn't help that my longest lens is a 70-200 2.8 and I've now moved to full frame (I feel so far away!). Amazing for portraits, not so much for wildlife!

BouncedPhoton said:
Perfectly framed and a nice bird! Thought it is an eagle of some kind when looking on a small pic. Never saw these guys before.

David de Groot said: Happy New Year to you too Margot :) Thanks :) Yeah, 200mm doesn't really cut it for most birds. Even with a 1.4x TC, you'll find it quite short. Thanks ;-) Somewhat smaller than an eagle, and much more pigeon shaped.